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OUR DAILY BREAD                 Wednesday, November 16, 1994
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READ:  Galatians 6:1-10

                 "WHAT WOULD YOU DO?"

      "As we have opportunity, let us do good
       to all, especially to those who are of
       the household of faith.

                  - Galatians 6:10

I shall never forget being in the "big blackout" of
November 1965.  Not just one city or one county or one
locality was involved in this wide-spread power outage,
but eight states and a part of Canada -- covering a
total of 80,000 square miles and affecting 30 million
people.

With no electric lights, candles were in great demand.
An announcer on a New York station that stayed on the
air because it had auxiliary power reported, "An
interesting drama is being unfolded on our streets.
The price of candles in many stores has doubled.  On
the other hand, some good-hearted merchants are offering
their candles at half price, or even giving them away."

Some store owners let their concern for others in the
hour of emergency outweigh their desire for personal
gain.  Others, however, took advantage of the situation
and put their personal gain ahead of their concern for
others.  The very same circumstances produced both
self-seeking opportunists and selfless philanthropists.

How would we react?  Paul's words in Galatians 6:10 are
the only fitting response:  "As we have opportunity, let
us do good to all, especially to those who are of the
household of faith."

    -- Richard W. DeHaan

 Every kindness done to others
 Is a kindness done to Thee;
 Christlike love for all my brothers
 May the world observe in me.

    -- Brandt

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        THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
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  Our love for Christ is only as real
      as our love for our neighbor.

THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  James 3-5
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